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| Title | A Systematic Search for New Isotope Production Pathways |
| Authors | Loida Rosado Del Rio, Andrew Hutton |
| JLAB number | JLAB-ACP-21-3558 |
| LANL number | (None) |
| Other number | (None) |
| Document Type(s) | (Meeting) |
| Category: | Radiation Effects |
| Associated with EIC: | No |
| Supported by Jefferson Lab LDRD Funding: | No |
| Funding Source: | Nuclear Physics (NP) |
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| Publication Abstract: | Radioisotopes are produced by the interaction between a projectile and a target element. Some of these radioisotopes have been classified as medically useful, but not all are currently able to be produced in sufficient quantity. A computer program SNIPP was written to evaluate the radioisotope daughters of every target element from 6Li to 232U when struck by a gamma, proton, neutron, deuteron or alpha particle. By suitable approximations and after cuts on the minimum cross-section, and half-lives, it was possible to identify possible production pathways for some of the isotopes identified by the DOE-ONP Isotope Program as being medically interesting. In addition, the byproducts of these reaction pathways were also evaluated, to ensure that the medically interesting radioisotope was not contaminated with other stable or unstable isotopes that would make purification of the desired radioisotope difficult. The results of this study will serve as a roadmap for future detailed studies of the possible pathways, hopefully leading to reliable sources of these medically useful radioisotopes. |
| Experiment Numbers: | other |
| Group: | Ctr for Adv Stud of Accel |
| Document: | docx |
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